https://paperplaces.co.uk/2026/07/21/richard-dadd-beyond-bedlam-what-a-fascinating-show-at-the-royal-academy-looking-at-these-pictures-you-do-wonder-what-kind-of-mind-conceives-of-such-strange-fairy-tale-scenes-and-weird-theatrical-i/Paper Placesen2026-07-21T13:08:47+00:00Richard Dadd: Beyond Bedlam – what a fascinating show at the Royal Academy. Looking at these pictures you do wonder what kind of mind conceives of such strange fairy-tale scenes and weird theatrical images. Dadd went ‘mad’ at 26, stabbed his father to death and attempted to murder another man. Declared ‘incurable’, he was sent first to Bedlam, London’s notorious home for the mentally sick and then to Broadmoor where his doctors and were caring and encouraged him to develop his art. The results are astonishing.art, painting, history, art-history, travel